Tag Archives: technology

Technologically challenged…

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I thought it was quiet; no phone calls, no texts, no incessant beeping from the double-edged technological marvel that is both a lifeline and a noose. I hadn’t missed it, but there was a vague sense of something being absent … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Life | Tagged emotions, lost phone, slave to cell phone, technology | 43 Comments

Frustration #midnighthaiku

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Total frustration Email failing to function Getting way behind… Regretting time lost Missing communications Apologising…

Posted in Humour, Poetry | Tagged email, haiku, technology | 30 Comments

Portal – Hayley .R. Hardman #writephoto

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The end of the passage way glowed a warm light colour. I trailed my hand over the smooth wall as I walked along the flagstones. I could hear muttering voices, soft music and I smelt pine and fire. Ahead, the … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged Christmas, december, drama, Image Writing Prompts, Life, mystery, party, technology, winter, writephoto | 4 Comments

Smorgasbord Posts from Your Archives – Gas Lamps, Harry Randals, Sat Navs and iPads by Jane Risdon

Posted on November 19, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Sally Cronin’s Smorgasbord, where Sally is sharing pots from the archives of other writers…: I am delighted to share posts from Jane Risdon’s archives and this week I am sharing the entire post.. Jane shares some of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, reblog | Tagged 1930s generation, elderly relatives, humour, technology | 7 Comments

Islands…

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Over the past few days, social media has been awash with disgust at the note left on an ambulance window when the paramedics had been called to a dying man. It was a critical and time sensitive occasion and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged caring, conversation, entertainment, isolation, loneliness, remote life, technology | 63 Comments

Ask the blogger: how did you get so many followers? – Milly Schmidt

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Milly Schmidt: I went out on a limb and contacted some of my greatest blogging idols to see if a few of them might like to lend us some of their wisdom in response to the one question we’re all thinking about: … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging | Tagged author, Blogger, blogging, Books, fiction, internet, technology, writer, writers, writing | 17 Comments

What value the human? (2) – The disassembly of consent – Steve Tanham

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Sun in Gemini: Last night BBC2 aired part two of the documentary Secrets of Silicon Valley, subtitled ‘The persuasion machine’. by Jonathan Bartlett. The programme charted the rise of the modern Tech giants, many of which are not traditional … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook | Tagged data, influence, politics, targeted marketing, technology | 3 Comments

What value the human? – Steve Tanham

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Sun in Gemini: The Open University (OU) is a wonderful institution. I have watched its progress for decades, and it’s a fine example of the power of education and broadcasting, combined. Last night we happened to watch a … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged human condition, mankin, progress, technology | 2 Comments

Illumination #midnighthaiku

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged haiku, nature, rainbow, technology | 7 Comments

Are computers the death knell for writers? Ask Google…

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Sue Vincent

A writer’s rant from the archives… It was the final straw… yet another article about how a stupendous programme can increase your readership. This one touted its ability to engage a reader’s emotions, based on statistical analysis of the emotive … Continue reading →